"Your Highness?" Alfred stopped in the middle of the hallway, as he saw me leaning against the wall, by Rebecca's office. My Father's assistant was standing by the door, glaring at me, and then at the door, where he was surely cursing the brilliant girl that was speaking to His Majesty.
"Alfred?" I turned my head in his direction and he looked between me and the door, where I was patiently waiting for my best friend to speak the words that she's been practicing for the past week, as she was going to tell the King what she thought, as she could be considered his right hand.
"His Majesty is meeting with her again? Is he giving her birthday wishes, while her parents are fighting?" He peered over my shoulder and I shook my head, catching that he heard another rumor coming from the Willow household, which would explain why Rebecca is working on her birthday.
